A cooling center in Sacramento, California, US, on Wednesday, July 3, 2024. | Photo: Getty Images
Heat-related deaths are on the rise in the US, according to a new analysis published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
The number of heat-related deaths recorded in the US jumped 117 percent between 1999 and 2023, it finds. These kinds of deaths are preventable, and had previously been on the decline. This study is likely the first to show an about-face in t...
